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Connective Tissue Disorders

Your connective tissue supports many different parts of your body, such as your skin, eyes, and heart. It is like a "cellular glue" that gives your body parts their shape and helps keep them strong. It also helps some of your tissues do their work. It is made of many kinds of proteins. Cartilage and fat are types of connective tissue.

Over 200 disorders that impact connective tissue. There are different types:

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Results 1 - 10 of 514 for Connective tissue
  1. Connective Tissue Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your connective tissue supports many different parts of your body, such as your skin, eyes, and heart. It is like ... of proteins. Cartilage and fat are types of connective tissue. Over 200 disorders that impact connective tissue. There ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/connectivetissuedisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Scleroderma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... group of diseases that cause abnormal growth of connective tissue. Connective tissue is the material inside your body that gives ... joints. Symptoms of scleroderma include : Calcium deposits in connective tissues Raynaud's phenomenon, a narrowing of blood vessels in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/scleroderma.html - Health Topics
  3. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is a group of inherited disorders that weaken connective tissues. Connective tissues are proteins that support skin, bones, blood vessels, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ehlersdanlossyndrome.html - Health Topics
  4. Marfan Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Connective tissues are proteins that support skin, bones, blood vessels, and other organs. One of these proteins is fibrillin. A problem with the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/marfansyndrome.html - Health Topics
  5. Vitamin C (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... It is important for your skin, bones, and connective tissue. It promotes healing and helps the body absorb ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vitaminc.html - Health Topics
  6. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 
    ... syndrome is a group of disorders that affect connective tissues supporting the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many other organs and tissues. Defects in connective tissues cause the signs and symptoms of these conditions, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ehlers-danlos-syndrome -
  7. Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD) (National Jewish Health)  
    Information on undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) and its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. ... undifferentiated connective tissue disease, unnamed autoimmune, UCTD, connective tissue disease, UCTD info
    https://www.nationaljewish.org/...-connective-tissue-disease?modal=1 - External Health Links
  8. Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Raynaud's Disease/Related Issues ... Raynaud's Disease ... Connective Tissue Disorders/Specifics ... Connective Tissue Disorders ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education ...
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20375147?p=1 - External Health Links
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Connective Tissue Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Connective Tissue Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...sue+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Connective Tissue Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Connective Tissue Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Connective Tissue Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ue+Diseases"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
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